Reception

Quick meaning: Reception is a noun meaning The act of receiving.

Meaning

The act of receiving.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
2. A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
3. A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.
4. The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
5. (UK, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
6. (law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
7. (American football) The act of catching a pass.

Example Sentences

We have poor TV reception in the valley.

The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.

After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.

The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.

Word Forms

• receptions

Synonyms for reception

Depending on context, synonyms include front desk, receipt, kindergarten, response, receiving.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include receiving, receipt, response, receive, recipient, receptor.

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